Why Jason Billingsley and other Maryland inmates earn early release from prison
The man now being sought for the killing of tech CEO Pava LaPere was sentenced to a prison term of 30 years. So how did he get released last fall?
State's Attorney for Baltimore City Ivan J. Bates, Baltimore Police Commissioner Rich Worley and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott hold a press conference about the killing of Pava LaPere at BPD headquarters on Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. A photo of the suspect, Jason Billingsley, is displayed on the TV.
Morgan State U. will lead a national research network to curb deaths of Black moms
Black women are more than three times as likely as white women to die from pregnancy-related causes.
Kesha Baptiste-Roberts, center, a researcher and an associate professor in the public health program at Morgan’s School of Community Health and Policy, will lead a research network designed to reduce disparities in maternal health.
Suspect in LaPere killing was also accused of rape, setting pair on fire a week earlier
The circumstances of the killing resemble a “scenario single women worry about,” one woman said.
Mugshot of Jason Billingsley.
I didn’t really know Brooks Robinson. But he changed my life.
Oriole Brooks Robinson formed an indelible link between my two great loves — the one I lost and the one I live for.
Brooks Robinson memorabilia lines Leslie Gray Streeter’s mantle.
This program helped Native American students graduate. Its future is now uncertain.
This school year will be the first in decades where there will be no funding dedicated to Native American students.
A Native American student walks forward, holding two books, with two large floating hands pointing out the way. In the background are check marks and X marks, a star sticker, a sticker that says great job, a medicine wheel, a feather, and a beaded headband.
Convicted sex offender wanted in killing of rising tech star Pava LaPere
Acting Police Commissioner Richard Worley said he was not aware of any connection between Jason Dean Billingsley and Pava LaPere.
Pava LaPere. Credit: WJZ-TV
Baltimore City Council may move rapidly on redistricting to ensure time to consider veto
City Council President Nick Mosby raised concerns Tuesday that the body will have to vote through new district lines by next week in order to avoid an outcome that could allow Mayor Scott to bypass its say in the process.
Baltimore City Council President Nick Mosby, center, conducts a budget hearing on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. The Baltimore City Council unanimously voted to shift about $12 million within Mayor Brandon Scott’s 2024 budget proposal on Wednesday, marking the first time in more than a century that council members used such financial authority.
Orioles legend and Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson dies at 86
Orioles legend Brooks Robinson, a Hall of Famer whose on-field prowess led the Orioles to a pair of World Series championships and whose off-field charm made him a beloved figure for generations of Baltimoreans, has died, the club announced Tuesday evening.
Former Oriole Brooks Robinson is honored before the game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Sept. 29, 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Maryland school test scores: Has your school bounced back from the pandemic?
Use our searchable tables to see how your school fared on 2023 MCAP tests.
Students sit together on a rug inside their Hampstead Hill Academy classroom on 8/29/22. Monday was the first day back to school for Baltimore City students.
Commentary: Marylanders among those hit hard by student loan debt crisis
Federal student loan payments are due to resume Oct. 1, and an additional burden confronts some borrowers, including some Marylanders, because of inequities in student loan programs, says Ian Williams, a consumer protection paralegal at the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service.
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 12: Student loan borrowers gather near The White House to tell President Biden to cancel student debt on May 12, 2020 in Washington, DC.
More than a dozen public art pieces have vanished. Not a single person can say why.
A Baltimore mystery has been unfolding for decades, unbeknownst to many: Since 1992, numerous works of public art commissioned by the city have seemingly disappeared without a trace.
“The Guide,” a public art installation by sculptor Ayokunle Odeleye at Baltimore City College.
8 surgeries, 10 blood transfusions: Baltimore vet continues to recover 1 year after shooting
On Aug. 29, 2022, Dr. John Trujillo, 67, of Harford County, a veterinarian at Pickles Light Street Animal Hospital, was working when his brother, Bobby, shot him in the right leg with a 12-gauge shotgun.
Dr. John Trujillo, 67, of Harford County, a veterinarian who opened what’s now called Pickles Light Street Animal Hospital more than 20 years ago in Baltimore, poses for a portrait in front of a large mural made on the side of the medical facility on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. The frog is painted in memory of his son, John Jr., who died in 2017. Trujillo is continuing to recover more than one year after his younger brother, Bobby, shot him in the right leg on Aug. 29, 2022.
15-year-old fatally shot near elementary school in West Baltimore
The teen was found at the intersection of Laurens and North Gilmor streets outside of Gilmor Elementary School with numerous life-threatening gunshot wounds.
A Baltimore Police car and crime scene tape remains on the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.
BWI airport logged its busiest day since before the pandemic
Adding more flights and travelers more willing to take to the sky have made the region’s best airport busy again.
Codetta Bake Shop savors sweet moment with plans for downtown location
After years operating as a ghost kitchen in a Federal Hill church, Codetta Bake Shop is moving to a brick-and-mortar store in downtown Baltimore.
Sumayyah Bilal of Codetta Bake Shop stands inside a former Dunkin’ that will become the next home of her business.
U. of Maryland law school launches Center for Race and the Law in Baltimore
“The Center is for Baltimore and of Baltimore,” newly named Director Michael Pinard wrote in an open letter.
The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law announced the launch of the Gibson-Banks Center for Race and the Law. From left are professor Larry Gibson, Dean Renée Hutchins, professor Taunya Lovell Banks, and professor Michael Pinard.
Man found guilty of first-degree murder for shooting and killing Mervo student
On Sept. 2, 2022, Jeremiah Brogden, a junior who was a running back on the Mustangs varsity football team, was shot and killed as classes let out at Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School. He was 17.
In this submitted photo, Jeremiah Brogden, 17, a junior at Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School, is pictured. He was shot and killed on Sept. 2, 2022.
Baltimore Police officer caught on camera stealing envelope of cash from business
Officer Eric Payton is charged with theft and misconduct after he was seen on video kicking an envelope, then picking it up and putting it in his pocket.
A Baltimore Police car and crime scene tape remains on the scene after a vehicle exploded inside a five-story parking garage in Baltimore’s Fells Point neighborhood on 7/27/22.  Two people are being treated for injuries, fire officials said Wednesday afternoon.
The Colts and Bills came for Old Bay on NFL Sunday. They failed terribly.
The Indianapolis Colts and Buffalo Bills attempted to pour salt — err, Old Bay — in the wounds of the Baltimore Ravens and Washington Commanders after bad losses.
Old Bay Seasoning was the center of attention in a pair of NFL losses Sunday.
As case heads to Maryland Supreme Court, Adnan Syed’s attorneys reiterate argument that appeal is moot
Oral argument in the case of the “Serial” podcast subject, whose murder conviction was thrown out in 2022 and later reinstated, is scheduled for Oct. 5.
Adnan Syed, who served more than 20 years in prison in the killing of Hae Min Lee, his ex-girlfriend and classmate at Woodlawn High School, speaks to reporters on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. He’s been free since 2022 when a Baltimore judge granted a motion to throw out his conviction. But a Maryland appeals court later ruled 2-1 to reinstate the conviction. The case is now before the Maryland Supreme Court.
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